In the century of Gian Lorenzo\u00a0Bernini\u00a0<\/i>(1598\u2013\u00a01680), supreme talent of European Baroque\u00a0<\/i>art, the\u00a0figure\u00a0<\/i>of\u00a0\u00d6nd\u00f6r\u00a0Gegeen\u00a0Zanaba<\/i>zar (<\/i>1635\u20131723) rose\u00a0to\u00a0<\/i>prominence in\u00a0Asia<\/i>,\u00a0equally prodigious<\/i>.<\/p>\n
Born in the\u00a0heart\u00a0<\/i>of the\u00a0steppe, within\u00a0<\/i>one of\u00a0the largest empires\u00a0<\/i>ever\u00a0established by hu-\u00a0<\/i>mankind, Zanabazar belonged to\u00a0<\/i>the\u00a0noble\u00a0<\/i>lineage\u00a0<\/i>of\u00a0Chinggis Khaan and was an authority\u00a0<\/i>of\u00a0exceptional spiritual charisma\u00a0<\/i>for\u00a0Tibetan Buddhism\u00a0<\/i>in\u00a0Mongolia, as well as a sculptor<\/i>,\u00a0linguist, mathematician, and\u00a0<\/i>poet.\u00a0His\u00a0<\/i>very name\u201cThunderbolt Sceptre\u00a0<\/i>of\u00a0Wi<\/i>sdom\u201d evokes his stature<\/i>.\u00a0On the occasion\u00a0<\/i>of\u00a0this exhibition,\u00a0<\/i>he\u00a0comes\u00a0to\u00a0Europe, and\u00a0<\/i>Italy in particular<\/i>,\u00a0for\u00a0the\u00a0first\u00a0<\/i>time, presenting\u00a0himself to the Western world\u00a0<\/i>in\u00a0<\/i>the\u00a0entrance\u00a0<\/i>hall\u00a0<\/i>of\u00a0the Villa Pinciana (before\u00a0<\/i>continuing\u00a0his Italian\u00a0<\/i>tour\u00a0at\u00a0<\/i>the\u00a0Asian Art Museum of\u00a0<\/i>Turin)\u00a0<\/i>with one\u00a0of his celebrated Taras and a\u00a0<\/i>youthful self-portrait, both cast in bronze<\/i>.<\/p>\n
Tara, the\u00a0feminine manifestation\u00a0<\/i>of the\u00a0Bud<\/i>dha, is\u00a0<\/i>a\u00a0divinity\u00a0<\/i>associated\u00a0with\u00a0<\/i>protection, liberation,\u00a0and the\u00a0<\/i>inner\u00a0states\u00a0<\/i>of\u00a0being<\/i>.\u00a0A\u00a0<\/i>creation\u00a0<\/i>of the\u00a0highest aesthetic value,\u00a0<\/i>she\u00a0like\u00a0Zanabazar\u2019s composed and\u00a0<\/i>serene\u00a0sel<\/i>f-representation<\/i>\u00a0seeks\u00a0an\u00a0<\/i>optical\u00a0dialogue with Bernini\u2019s\u00a0<\/i>impetuous\u00a0marble<\/i>,\u00a0with\u00a0<\/i>the\u00a0dizzying\u00a0<\/i>curves\u00a0and dramatic\u00a0<\/i>contours\u00a0of\u00a0The Rape\u00a0of\u00a0Proserpina,\u00a0visible beyond\u00a0<\/i>the\u00a0threshold leading to\u00a0<\/i>the\u00a0Hall\u00a0<\/i>of\u00a0the Emperors<\/i>. In this\u00a0carefully\u00a0<\/i>constructed connection,\u00a0<\/i>the\u00a0spiritual Asian\u00a0<\/i>bronzes\u00a0and\u00a0<\/i>the\u00a0warm Apuan\u00a0<\/i>stone\u00a0establish an\u00a0<\/i>unprecedented\u00a0and richly promising\u00a0<\/i>contiguity, proposing\u00a0<\/i>a\u00a0<\/i>further articulation\u00a0of the Baroque as a global dimen<\/i>sion of art\u00a0and spirit<\/i>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
In the century of Gian Lorenzo\u00a0Bernini\u00a0(1598\u2013\u00a01680), supreme talent of European Baroque\u00a0art, the\u00a0figure\u00a0of\u00a0\u00d6nd\u00f6r\u00a0Gegeen\u00a0Zanabazar (1635\u20131723) rose\u00a0to\u00a0prominence in\u00a0Asia,\u00a0equally prodigious. Born in the\u00a0heart\u00a0of the\u00a0steppe, within\u00a0one of\u00a0the largest empires\u00a0ever\u00a0established by hu-\u00a0mankind, Zanabazar belonged to\u00a0the\u00a0noble\u00a0lineage\u00a0of\u00a0Chinggis Khaan and was an authority\u00a0of\u00a0exceptional spiritual charisma\u00a0for\u00a0Tibetan Buddhism\u00a0in\u00a0Mongolia, as well as a sculptor,\u00a0linguist, mathematician, and\u00a0poet.\u00a0His\u00a0very name\u201cThunderbolt Sceptre\u00a0of\u00a0Wisdom\u201d evokes his stature.\u00a0On the occasion\u00a0of\u00a0this exhibition,\u00a0he\u00a0comes\u00a0to\u00a0Europe, and\u00a0Italy in particular,\u00a0for\u00a0the\u00a0first\u00a0time, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":17221,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[48],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17254","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-approfondimenti"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n